Police-under State or Centre?

The debate whether the centre should control the police or state should control the police is ridiculous...only if the police force is insulated from the unwarranted influences of the government in power, they can work better. The supreme court has laid down this guideline far back in 2006.

The judgment had said, "Security Commission in every state to ensure that the state government does not exercise unwarranted influence or pressure on the state police and for laying down the broad policy guidelines so that the state police always acts according to the laws of the land and the Constitution of the country."

In total SC laid down 7 guidelines to ensure the effective functioning of police..(the PIL was put by Mr.Prakash Singh a retired IPS officer)

Noone other than a few rallied behing MR.Prakash singh, noone cared for 6 years why SC guidelines were not implemented(which implies contempt of court), even during the december 16 gangrape incident, noone talked abt police reforms, even at that time the Delhi police was under the control of centre..now suddenly everybody has woken up from slumber..

Police can function better only if the governments in power dont use it as their private army..it doesnt matter whether centre controls it or the state..

##if you need a reform demand it holistically and selflessly, not because your lawminister's batman avatar failed miserably. I hope Christopher Nolan forgives you....
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The 7 SC guidelines are as follows
Directive One
Constitute a State Security Commission (SSC) to:
(i) Ensure that the state government does not exercise unwarranted influence or pressure on
the police
(ii) Lay down broad policy guideline and
(iii) Evaluate the performance of the state police

Directive Two
Ensure that the DGP is appointed through merit based transparent process and secure a
minimum tenure of two years

Directive Three
Ensure that other police officers on operational duties (including Superintendents of Police
in-charge of a district and Station House Officers in-charge of a police station) are also
provided a minimum tenure of two years

Directive Four
Separate the investigation and law and order functions of the police..

Directive Five
Set up a Police Establishment Board (PEB) to decide transfers, postings, promotions and other
service related matters of police officers of and below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of
Police and make recommendations on postings and transfers above the rank of Deputy
Superintendent of Police

Directive Six
Set up a Police Complaints Authority (PCA) at  state level to inquire into public complaints
against police officers of and above the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police in cases of
serious misconduct, including custodial death, grievous hurt, or rape in police custody and at
district levels to inquire into public complaints against the police personnel below the rank of
Deputy Superintendent of Police in cases of serious misconduct 

Directive Seven
Set up a National Security Commission (NSC)  at the union level to prepare a panel for
selection and placement of Chiefs of the Central Police Organisations (CPO) with a minimum
tenure of two years.